Kyrgyzstan

Supreme Council

Political system
Presidential system
Structure of parliament
Unicameral
IPU membership
Yes

Data on women

Information on the current and historical representation of women in the parliament. Consult the 'Elections' tab to see how women have fared in elections or renewals.

Current representation

Women's representation in the current parliament or chamber

Current number of members
90
Women
19
Percentage of women
21.1%

Speaker

No information available

Secretary general

No information available

Chairs of specialized bodies

Specialized body Theme Name Sex Age
Committee on Social Affairs, Education, Science, Culture and Health Gender equality Gulkan Moldobekova Female 59

Data on age at the start of the legislature

Number of members, by age (2021-12)
Breakdown of members by age and gender
18 - 20 21 - 30 31 - 40 41 - 45 46 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 70 71 - 80 81 - 90 91 and over Totals per gender
Male 0 0 21 17 15 16 3 0 0 0 72
Female 0 1 3 2 2 8 2 0 0 0 18
Totals per age interval 0 1 24 19 17 24 5 0 0 0 90
Total <= 45: 44 Total >= 46: 46
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
1.1% 0.0% 1.1%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
27.8% 23% 4.4%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
48.9% 42% 6.7%

Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
No
Electoral quota for women
No

First woman in parliament

Year of first woman in parliament
1990

Notes: 1990: Supreme Soviet. Became first legislature after Kyrgyzstan became independen in December 1991; Kyrgh women were previously elected to the Supreme Soviet of the SSR of Kyrghyzstan and to the USSR Parliament

First woman speaker

Year of first woman speaker
Not applicable

Notes: No woman has occupied the function of Speaker in the country.

Women’s suffrage

Date of independence
1991
Women’s right to vote
1991
Restricted or universal suffrage
Universal

Notes: Prior to independence, under Soviet administration, women were granted the right to vote on 31 January 1924, as part of the USSR (date of the USSR constitution). This right was confirmed at independence.

Women's right to stand for election
1991
Restricted or universal
No information available

Notes: Prior to independence, under Soviet administration, women were granted the right to vote on 31 January 1924, as part of the USSR (date of the USSR constitution). This right was confirmed at independence.

Women's caucus

Women's caucuses or parliamentary groups that bring together women parliamentarians to strengthen cooperation and amplify their voices. For other parliamentary bodies or committees that have a specific mandate to address gender equality matters, see the ‘Specialized body – Gender equality’ tab.

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No